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From: Ira on 11 Mar 2010 11:11
A few years ago, due to horrible delays during reconciling (10 second
wait after each reconciling click, or 10 second wait after entering a
transaction) I was concerned that my data file was too large, and I
started a new file,

I now know it was a bug which was not fixed until Quicken 2010 (problem
survived the data split, but completely disappeared with 2010).

My question is ... is there a way to merge back in some of the older
data without messing everything up and certainly without hand
re-entering the transactions?

Thanks!
From: CSM1 on 11 Mar 2010 11:26
Ira <nospamming(a)nospam.none> wrote in
news:xPWdnShb5bHTiwTWnZ2dnUVZ_tadnZ2d(a)giganews.com:

> A few years ago, due to horrible delays during reconciling (10 second
> wait after each reconciling click, or 10 second wait after entering a
> transaction) I was concerned that my data file was too large, and I
> started a new file,
>
> I now know it was a bug which was not fixed until Quicken 2010
(problem
> survived the data split, but completely disappeared with 2010).
>
> My question is ... is there a way to merge back in some of the older
> data without messing everything up and certainly without hand
> re-entering the transactions?
>
> Thanks!

It is possible to merge two or more Quicken data files.


I may be a good idea to create a New Quicken file then Import the
various pieces.


In Quicken Deluxe 2010, there is a File > Import and File > Export.

Import has a Web Connect (.QXF) and Export has Quicken Transfer Format
(.QXF).

What you have to do is load the first Quicken file, let Quicken convert
if necessary. Then Export that file to a .QXF transfer file.

Open the Quicken file that you want to add to. Import the file you just
exported.

Repeat as necessary.



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From: John Pollard on 11 Mar 2010 15:07
CSM1 wrote:
> Ira <nospamming(a)nospam.none> wrote in
> news:xPWdnShb5bHTiwTWnZ2dnUVZ_tadnZ2d(a)giganews.com:
>
>> A few years ago, due to horrible delays during reconciling (10 second
>> wait after each reconciling click, or 10 second wait after entering a
>> transaction) I was concerned that my data file was too large, and I
>> started a new file,
>>
>> I now know it was a bug which was not fixed until Quicken 2010
>> (problem survived the data split, but completely disappeared with
>> 2010).
>>
>> My question is ... is there a way to merge back in some of the older
>> data without messing everything up and certainly without hand
>> re-entering the transactions?

> It is possible to merge two or more Quicken data files.
>
>
> I may be a good idea to create a New Quicken file then Import the
> various pieces.
>
>
> In Quicken Deluxe 2010, there is a File > Import and File > Export.
>
> Import has a Web Connect (.QXF) and Export has Quicken Transfer Format
> (.QXF).

The fatal flaw in your suggestion is that a Web Connect file has a "QFX"
extension, not a "QXF" extension. The two files are not alike in any way.

So, while you can export a QXF file from Quicken, the only Quicken product
I know of that can import that file is Quicken Essentials for the Mac.

And there is no option to in Quicken for Windows to export a Web Connect
(a QFX) file.

> What you have to do is load the first Quicken file, let Quicken
> convert if necessary. Then Export that file to a .QXF transfer file.
>
> Open the Quicken file that you want to add to. Import the file you
> just exported.
>
> Repeat as necessary.

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John Pollard
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Your source of user-to-user Quicken help



From: CSM1 on 11 Mar 2010 22:26
"John Pollard" <8plus7isf(a)gmail.com> wrote in
news:hnbihm$6b1$1(a)news.eternal-september.org:

> CSM1 wrote:
>> Ira <nospamming(a)nospam.none> wrote in
>> news:xPWdnShb5bHTiwTWnZ2dnUVZ_tadnZ2d(a)giganews.com:
>>
>>> A few years ago, due to horrible delays during reconciling (10
>>> second wait after each reconciling click, or 10 second wait after
>>> entering a transaction) I was concerned that my data file was too
>>> large, and I started a new file,
>>>
>>> I now know it was a bug which was not fixed until Quicken 2010
>>> (problem survived the data split, but completely disappeared with
>>> 2010).
>>>
>>> My question is ... is there a way to merge back in some of the older
>>> data without messing everything up and certainly without hand
>>> re-entering the transactions?
>
>> It is possible to merge two or more Quicken data files.
>>
>>
>> I may be a good idea to create a New Quicken file then Import the
>> various pieces.
>>
>>
>> In Quicken Deluxe 2010, there is a File > Import and File > Export.
>>
>> Import has a Web Connect (.QXF) and Export has Quicken Transfer
>> Format (.QXF).
>
> The fatal flaw in your suggestion is that a Web Connect file has a
> "QFX" extension, not a "QXF" extension. The two files are not alike
> in any way.
>
> So, while you can export a QXF file from Quicken, the only Quicken
> product I know of that can import that file is Quicken Essentials for
> the Mac.
>
> And there is no option to in Quicken for Windows to export a Web
> Connect (a QFX) file.
>
>> What you have to do is load the first Quicken file, let Quicken
>> convert if necessary. Then Export that file to a .QXF transfer file.
>>
>> Open the Quicken file that you want to add to. Import the file you
>> just exported.
>>
>> Repeat as necessary.
>

Then If you have the option of using a QIF for export and import. QIF
will work.


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From: John Pollard on 12 Mar 2010 09:31
CSM1 wrote:
> "John Pollard" <8plus7isf(a)gmail.com> wrote in
> news:hnbihm$6b1$1(a)news.eternal-september.org:
>
>> CSM1 wrote:
>>> Ira <nospamming(a)nospam.none> wrote in
>>> news:xPWdnShb5bHTiwTWnZ2dnUVZ_tadnZ2d(a)giganews.com:
>>>
>>>> A few years ago, due to horrible delays during reconciling (10
>>>> second wait after each reconciling click, or 10 second wait after
>>>> entering a transaction) I was concerned that my data file was too
>>>> large, and I started a new file,
>>>>
>>>> I now know it was a bug which was not fixed until Quicken 2010
>>>> (problem survived the data split, but completely disappeared with
>>>> 2010).
>>>>
>>>> My question is ... is there a way to merge back in some of the
>>>> older data without messing everything up and certainly without hand
>>>> re-entering the transactions?
>>
>>> It is possible to merge two or more Quicken data files.
>>>
>>>
>>> I may be a good idea to create a New Quicken file then Import the
>>> various pieces.
>>>
>>>
>>> In Quicken Deluxe 2010, there is a File > Import and File > Export.
>>>
>>> Import has a Web Connect (.QXF) and Export has Quicken Transfer
>>> Format (.QXF).
>>
>> The fatal flaw in your suggestion is that a Web Connect file has a
>> "QFX" extension, not a "QXF" extension. The two files are not alike
>> in any way.
>>
>> So, while you can export a QXF file from Quicken, the only Quicken
>> product I know of that can import that file is Quicken Essentials for
>> the Mac.
>>
>> And there is no option to in Quicken for Windows to export a Web
>> Connect (a QFX) file.
>>
>>> What you have to do is load the first Quicken file, let Quicken
>>> convert if necessary. Then Export that file to a .QXF transfer file.
>>>
>>> Open the Quicken file that you want to add to. Import the file you
>>> just exported.
>>>
>>> Repeat as necessary.


> Then If you have the option of using a QIF for export and import.
> QIF will work.

That's the only method I know of. Every version of Quicken can export and
import QIF files, even though newer Quicken versions make importing QIF
files more difficult..

--

John Pollard
news://<YOUR-NNTP-NEWSERVER-HERE>/alt.comp.software.financial.quicken
Your source of user-to-user Quicken help


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